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Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

23-0000 Legal Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	540	41	$43.37/hr	$24.29/hr	$29.01/hr	$34.91/hr	$51.64/hr	$81.38/hr

Leading Industries for Legal Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	30	$99.92/hr
Manufacturing	320	$86.24/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	280	$67.00/hr
Information	120	$83.02/hr
Financial Activities	1,010	$66.14/hr
Professional and Business Services	12,590	$44.20/hr
Education and Health Services	170	$85.92/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Other Services	70	$43.02/hr
Public Administration	N/A	$46.42/hr

Other Regional Data for Legal Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	120	$45.40/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	230	$40.51/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	240	$36.11/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	260	$29.18/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	310	$32.10/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	390	$38.96/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	440	$40.69/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	460	$38.88/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	510	$40.27/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	530	$41.44/hr	6.3%
Southwest Minnesota	540	$34.91/hr	7.0%
Northwest Balance of State	700	$34.91/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	740	$39.54/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	740	$40.10/hr	6.7%
Northwest Minnesota	810	$36.21/hr	4.9%
Central Minnesota	950	$35.94/hr	6.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	14,890	$51.41/hr	7.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	15,490	$51.13/hr	N/A
Minnesota	18,730	$47.87/hr	7.3%